Meaning
- To understand or solve something after thinking about it carefully.
- To discover or determine the answer to a problem or question by thinking about it or working through it.
Today’s Sentences
01
We’ll figure it out.
Situation
I just lost my job.
Don’t worry.
Things have a way of working out.
But what about the bills?
We’ll figure it out.
02
She’ll figure out that you lied.
Situation
My mom keeps asking me when I’ll be graduating.
Well, have you told her that you quit?
No, not yet.
But I know I should.
She’ll figure out that you lied.
You’d better tell her sooner than later.
Writer’s Note
- Transitive: The phrasal verb ‘figure out’ requires a direct object to complete its meaning. You need to ‘figure out’ something, whether it’s a problem, situation, or answer.
Example: She figured out the solution.
Example: Can you figure out the math problem? - Separable: You can separate the verb ‘figure’ and particle ‘out’ if there’s a direct object.
Example: I figured it out.
Example: He figured the answer out. - Synonyms: Solve, determine, understand, work out, decipher, resolve, unravel.
